Registry Services

Registry Services is responsible for administration and operation of five provincial registries and Alberta’s network of private registry agents.

• Corporate Registry – registration of corporations, extra-provincial corporations, non-profit companies, and societies
• Land Titles Registry – registration of land-related documents that create and terminate legal rights in real property, i.e., land ownership rights
• Motor Vehicles Registry – provision of numerous motor vehicle and related services including driver and vehicle licensing, motor vehicle searches, driver’s abstracts, payment of fines, and personalized licence plate applications
• Personal Property Registry - on-line registration and search services to support the Personal Property Security Act and the enforcement of money judgments and other civil enforcement proceedings under the Civil Enforcement Act
• Vital Statistics Registry - registration of all vital events that occur in Alberta such as births, deaths, marriages, and legal changes of name. Vital Statistics is also responsible for the registration of religious organizations, clergy who perform marriages, and marriage commissioner appointments

Registry Agent Network

The division oversees development and support for the delivery of registry services through the private Registry Agent Network.  Alberta registry agents are community-based service centres, offering one-stop shopping for registration, information, and licensing services on behalf of the Government of Alberta. Services provided include motor vehicle registration, driver licensing and testing, personal property (lien) searches and registrations, land title searches, corporate registry searches, health care registration services, and vital statistics searches.